The meeting was held on May, 8th 2014 at Winrock International office. It helped members to updated current activities of CCWG, thematic groups as well as to discuss on how to professionalize our advocacy work.

This meeting covers a quick update about activities of the working group in recent months and an overview of Climate Change Adaptation policies in Vietnam. Also, there is be a session on the “Joint Adaptation Standards” initiative (JAS). JAS is a code of good practices for national adaptation planning that ensures the needs of the poor communities most vulnerable to climate change are met, and their rights respected. This is a collaborative process between civil society organizations in different countries, and between civil society and other actors, including government within each country.

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